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18 January 2004

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  Sex, Silliness In the Year of Publishing Shamelessly   (The Washington Post)
  • The most amazing event of 2003 in the magazine world was the discovery of a 48-page glossy published 12,000 years ago on the Lost Continent of Atlantis.


  •   The Cold, Hard Facts in Real Life   (Newsday)
  • How much does TV's "Cold Case" resemble real-life investigations of old, unsolved homicides? Not at all. A little. Quite a bit. In other words, it depends — on what the TV cops are doing, and how they do it.


  •   Hardly Second Fiddle   (The Baltimore Sun)
  • Despite years of being the butt of orchestra jokes, the viola is gaining new status in the hands of well-regarded players.


  •   Lego Job Seekers See How They Stack Up*   (Los Angeles Times)
  • Applicants test their skills as the Lego theme park searches for a builder.


  •   A Hairy Ordeal, A 1st-Class Rescue   (The Dallas Morning News)
  • With a family's new puppy in peril, flight turns tail and returns to Dallas/Fort Worth.


  •   Los Angeles Sex Museum Chronicles the Ages   (Associated Press)
  • The Erotic Museum chronicles sex through the ages with nude abstracts by Pablo Picasso, erotic jade figurines from ancient China, vintage sex toys and sultry computer-animated dancers.


  •   Aussies Flock to Annual Cockroach Race   (Associated Press)
  • Gambling-mad Australians, teased for willingly betting on two flies crawling up a wall, have expanded their horizons — now they're placing bets on cockroaches.


  •   Those Hot Tub Warnings May Be Overstated*   (Los Angeles Times)
  • Although not all the posted rules hold up to scientific scrutiny, some are just good common sense.


  •   Cops Use GPS Device to Nab Texas Fugitive   (Associated Press)
  • Finding 64-year-old Bobbie McCoy Burress was easy: Federal marshals just had the rental company switch on the global positioning device in his rented car.


  •   U.S. Fertility Expert Claims to Have Implanted Cloned Embryo in Woman   (Associated Press)
  • A Kentucky fertility specialist said he had implanted a cloned human embryo in a 35-year-old woman — a claim met with skepticism by many scientists.


  •   Man Charged with Torturing His Goats   (Associated Press)
  • A prominent Wisconsin goat farmer has been charged with animal cruelty for allegedly slicing open a conscious mother goat giving birth and helping burn a goat alive.


  •   Israeli Ambassador Vandalizes Swedish Art Exhibit   (Associated Press)
  • Israel demanded that a Swedish art museum take down an exhibit depicting a Palestinian suicide bomber, claiming it violates the terms of an upcoming conference on preventing genocide.


  •   Mom Races to Get Son to School, Arrested   (Associated Press)
  • A mother rushing to get her son to school in San Diego County was arrested and jailed after a chase by the California Highway Patrol.


  •   Controversial Website Lets Students Grade Teachers   (Los Angeles Times)
  • Some say the site is hurtful and possibly libelous; others consider it a useful tool.
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